Re: Re: When did you last chew on some bones?

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In a message dated 11/4/04 1:15:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, citpeks@... writes:

Boiling is not likely to extract the nutrients because it does not

hydrolyze polysaccharides. When you boil starch, you end up with

gruel, gravy, jelly beans, etc., but no glucose.

well, if you boil something like pig's knuckles, you get gelatin. Then you'd need strong stomach acid, as you mention.

They also use acid in the commercial process to extract the glucosamine from shrimp shells.

Btw, the price of glucosamine has risen significantly because of a trade dispute blocking shrimp from China.

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Ken